'Don’t fall into the middle manager trap like I did': Senior Employee Trained for Specific Promotion Gets Burned by Company When They Hire Inexperienced Nepo-Baby Instead

Working your way up in a company usually means ending up in a middle management position at least for a good little while. Starting from the bottom of the pyramid means you have a longer way to work up, but it isn't impossible. So you work hard and harder until it would be absolutely bonkers for you not to make your way to the top of the pyramid. However, some people skip some steps in a very unfair way because of nepotism. 

If you don't know what nepotism is, it's basically when people get hire or promoted not because they are good employees but because they are related in some way. It's whack. This is exactly what happened to one employee who recently took to Reddit to express his frustrations. The guy had been working at the company for several years now. He worked his hardest and was sure he would get the promotion he deserved. It seemed obvious to him and all his coworkers. However, when the position became available, the higher ups went around his back and hired a different person. 

He thought maybe they hired someone who just simply was better for the job, which he could accept. However, he found out that the person who stole his promotion was just a nepo-baby from a family with money who has political pull in the company. The new manager is extremely inexperienced and has no idea what he is doing and the employee who worked hard for years is rightful upset. 

Read all about it below.

'They are trying to control you in your own house and they don't even pay rent': Entitled roommates insist on strict schedule

A group of grad students decided to move in together, but their tight schedules are causing a major rift in their friendship. U/Chocolate-Lab2520 posted to r/AmItheA****** to ask an odd question: "AITA for showering when my roommate was going to?"

The OP explained that she lives with two of her friends, who just moved in about two weeks ago. Aside from paying for groceries every now and again, these two friends, "Marie" and "Cassidy" don't pay rent. Since these women are busy with school, they planned assigned times to do certain things, like laundry or showering. When the OP decided to shower outside of her assigned showering time, the roommates reacted strongly, and the OP asked the subreddit what she should do. 

After people in the comments basically called the OP a pushover, she took action! She updated the post to say that she's going to ask her roommates to pay rent or GTFO within a month. We love to see positive personal growth! These roommates are going to facepalm hard after they realize what this shower fight has resulted in. 

Next, this worker shared this outrageous sign from their work – the bosses want their employees to always be available to work! 

'They need to leave': Pregnant wife returns from hospital to find her brother-in-law's entire family living in their home

This must be the plot of either a screwball comedy or a total horror nightmare! This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit by u/Even-String-3530, who shared that after an unfortunate stay at the hospital, while four months pregnant, she returned home to find her house in shambles.

 

Ok not literally, but pretty close. Her husband invited his brother's entire family to live with them after they were evicted for some mysterious reason (red flag #1 right there!). It took very little time for them to completely turn their home upside down, with dirty dishes and clothes strewn about everywhere. After a few days, the Redditor couldn't take it anymore and called her Mom to help. Let's just say that Mother knew best and swooped in to save the day. Even the Redditor's mother-in-law, who was initially unhappy with the way her sons were treated, sided with the Redditor once she saw the state of the home.

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story. For more, check out this post about a woman who married her bully's sister.

'Stop being upset at every little tiny thing and bothering managers': Delivery driver's pro revenge results in heavy fine for restaurant

This delivery driver was completely fed up with being put in her place by restaurant staff, so she decided to make a few phone calls to get revenge. 

Food delivery is a tough job, according to u/dadsabrat, who shared her story on r/ProRevenge. And it's made even more difficult by the whims of restaurant staff and managers, who the OP claims treat her and other drivers disrespectfully. There's not much they can do about it normally, but on this particular day, there was actually a safety concern worth reporting to the heavy hitter of workplace safety: OSHA.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was not happy to hear that this restaurant was ignoring important safety rules. Commenters noted that OSHA is not to be trifled with, since they can hand out hefty fines. If anything, this restaurant got off easy, since fines can range into the 5 figures! This delivery driver got to prove herself to this restaurant, and it's some sweet revenge for all of us to read. 

After you scroll through this delivery driver's tale, check out this post to r/DND that's dividing the internet over just how accommodating one DM should be to a vegan player. 

'No one tricked you. You screwed up': Guy takes girlfriend's Porsche out for a spin without her permission and won't pay for the damage

This dude literally drove his girlfriend's Porsche into a field against her wishes and is confused as to why she's mad. He shared his story via this thread on Reddit's r/AmITheA**hole subreddit and has proven once again that the best part of reading AITA stories is when there's a slight admission of guilt buried underneath euphemisms. Everyone wants to paint themselves as the innocent victim in situations like these, but every so often, it's blatantly obvious that the Redditor is at fault - no matter how hard they try to sugarcoat things. 

 

In this instance, it became quite clear that the Redditor's girlfriend only wanted him to use her Toyota Camry for errands. Even later on, the original poster edited his story to add that he was pressured by a friend to take the Porsche out for a spin. What, are we teenagers succumbing to peer pressure here? Seems like this guy has a habit of blaming everyone for his problems but himself. Pay up for those damages, sir! You've earned it.

 

For more stories like this, here's one about a teenager's perfectly petty revenge on their cousin.

'I'm not really sure if that's a reasonable request to make': New vegan DND player demands the world be 'cruelty free,' dividing players

As the dungeon master of a longstanding Dungeons & Dragons campaign, this person isn't sure how to respond after receiving a startling request from a brand new player. Using a throwaway account, u/EmotionalMacaroon169 wrote to the r/DND subreddit asking for some advice. The internet doesn't always provide the nuance needed in these scenarios, but people in the comments seemingly understood both sides of the issue. 

Is this vegan player wrong for demanding a universe that suits her needs at the expense of the other players? The OP was totally unsure what to do. Many commenters suggested the OP tell the new player that she isn't the right fit for their campaign. She'd probably be much more comfortable in a group that aligns with her values. But even then, others noted that the whole purpose of the game involves imaginary violence so… how does she square that with her vegan beliefs? It's quite the conundrum. 

Let's hope the OP updates us — I bet they can find the vegan DND player a new campaign to try, while also salvaging their years-long campaign with their friends. Next up are these 20 terrible designs, from a tombstone-esqe advertisement to a bathroom shower that basically guarantees a trip to the ER. 

Rude client wants their tech support ticket escalated, gets fired when it gets escalated to their boss

It's often said that when going for a job interview, you should be kind and courteous to everyone you meet; famous anecdotes about not holding the front door to the building open for the person who ended up being the hiring manager reinforce this idea. Why, then, don't we extrapolate this idea and apply it to our daily lives—both professional and personal? When one lives their life in this way, they negate the chance of saying the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time, like this sorry idiot who thought that they would get away with being rude and demanding towards a tech support worker, only to learn the hard way that the tech support worker was on a first name basis with their boss.

You might hope that this type of lesson would encourage someone to change their ways, but chances are they've found a way to rationalize the entire event so that it wasn't their fault and have learned nothing as a result.

Keep reading for this story from the r/talesfromtechsupport subreddit. For more like this, check out this hilarious service desk job ad that didn't sugar coat the reality of the job.

'I snapped a picture of them [...] showing a little PDA:' Woman gets revenge on ex at the gym after catching him cheating with a married coworker

Sometimes, you're actively seeking revenge on your ex, but other times, the perfect recipe for revenge just falls right into your lap. You might not have been planning anything per se, but how could you not pursue it when the opportunity is right there? 

 

That's what happened to u/OddFiction, who posted this thread on Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit. She had just broken up with her very problematic ex after discovering he was cheating on her with a married coworker. However, he didn't know this was the reason, so sometime later when he and his coworker decided to exercise at the gym where the Redditor works, she found the perfect opportunity to get her revenge. See, gym members sign a waiver allowing to have photos taken of them for social media purposes. So you can guess what the Redditor did next. 

 

Keep scrolling below to see what people had to say in the comments. For more stories like this, check out this teenager's revenge on their cousin.